Did John Denver have candida?
I was eading John Denver's bio on wikipedia and found this interesting... "When his career as a musical icon slowed down and his humanitarian work picked up its pace, John Denver had a few incidents involving driving under the influence of alcohol. He was released on both counts, as it was cited that Denver had a blood metabolism problem which caused tests to indicate that he had alcohol in his blood when he actually did not."
Just thought I would share.
Alcohol Candidiasis patients should stay away from all alcohol since it is composed of fermented and refined sugar. It is also more toxic than sugar and feeds yeast. According to Dr Susser, alcohol suppresses the immune system, disturbs the whole adrenal axis, and you can say empirically that it makes anyone with Candida worse.
Some candidiasis sufferers will feel, and appear to be, intoxicated. An unusual symptom of certain people with severe candidiasis is the presence of alcohol in the blood stream even when none has been consumed. First discovered in Japan, and called "drunk disease," this condition creates strains of Candida albicans which turn acetaldehyde (which is the chemical created by sugar and yeast fermentation) into ethanol. This is a process well understood by distillers of homemade brew. These candidiasis patients whose yeast turns sugar into alcohol are chronically drunk. They have developed what is only half-jokingly called "auto-brewery syndrome".
A medical test has been developed in which, after an overnight fast, the individual is given 100 grams of pure sugar. Blood samples taken both before the sugar loading, and an hour after, are measured for alcohol. An increase of alcohol indicates yeast "auto-brewery" intoxication. Another connection between alcohol and candidiasis has been found in a study of 213 alcoholics at a recovery centre in Minneapolis. Test and questionnaire results indicated that candidiasis is a common complication of alcoholism due to the combination of high sugar content in alcohol and the inability of alcoholics to assimilate nutrients. Additionally, female alcoholics with candidiasis were significantly sicker than non alcoholic women with candidiasis.
Many of the symptoms exhibited in alcoholism such as insomnia, depression, loss of libido, headaches, sinusitis/post-nasal drip, digestion and intestinal complaints, overlap with those in candida overgrowth. Obviously, drinking alcohol increases levels of sugar in the system. But other habits of alcoholics are also at fault. Many alcoholics tend to be smokers and so are at risk for respiratory infections which are treated with ... antibiotics !
Hi Paul,
If I remember my biochemistry correctly I think you'll find that ethanol is a byproduct of yeast's fermentation of sugars and is actually toxic to the yeast in high enough concentration, which is why wine never exceeds a 12% ethanol content, as the ethanol kills the yeast
I think you'll also find that acetaldehyde is a metabolite of ethanol, not the other way around. Certain gut bacteria that carry the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase are able to produce acetaldehyde from ethanol
Hi Steve,
Right OK , your biochemistry is good . It�s interesting that you mention the enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase. A vitally important enzyme , which can be switched off by another metabolite of yeast �Gliotoxin� It�s incredibly toxic , it has several powerful actions in addition to disrupting enzyme production it induces apoptosis [cell death] in several types of defence cells ,It�s a major factor in our illness and autism .
Taker a look at my web site , the Yeast, Genes, Enzyme production , & Metal toxicity section ..give me a shout if you can fine tune it !� Click on the bold type for links ..
http://www.yeast-candida-infections-uk.co.uk/
i had alcohol in blood without drinking! tested in UK
Maybe Mel Gibson could use this as an excuse! Bet he wishes he would have known about this.
interesting. i was arrested for drink driving here in the uk, and i was very high up on the drunk-ometer(?!)of the breath test, but i only had a few cans of lager that night. ive thought about buying a breathlizer now, just to see if there is any alcohol in my blood.
